World Geography MCQ-73

A river is originating from the Tibet, moving towards East, after a reasonable distance it moves towards South and flows through a gorge then move towards West. Then again moves toward, South and finally drains into the Sea. What is the name of the river?

Indus River

Ganga River

Brahmaputra

Mekong River

A sandpit that forms a link between the mainland and an offshore island is called

Bay bar

Spit

Mud Spit

Tom bolo

In soil creep, if saturation point is reached the peaty soil may flow downslope. In Ireland such flows are called

bog bursts

lahar

solifluction

Slumping

Identify the wrong statement/ statements1. Rejuvenation is an example of the interruption to the cycle of erosion. 2. Pangaea was surrounded by a single vast ocean called panthalassa. 3. Ban/sphere is the term for the core of the Earth. 4. Toba, the largest volcanic crater is situated in Java. Codes

Only 4

1 and 4

1 and 3

Only 3

Toba in North-central ……… has the largest volcanic crater with an area of 1775sq km.

Java

Iceland

Sumatra

Italy

The Red Sea lies between two hot deserts. Its salinity is greater than that of the Mediterranean Sea, because

the Red Sea is located in the trough of the Great Rift Valley

the Red Sea has much more moisture loss

the Red Sea is smaller than the Mediterranean Sea

the Red Sea receives fresh water from fewer rivers than does the Mediterranean Sea

The principle of……… fits the vastness of Earth’s age and the complexity of its rocks into a shortened time span.

Uniformitrianism

Geologic Time Scale

Catastrophism

Superposition

Which African country was originally known as Northern Rhodesia?

Namibia

Tanzania

Zambia

Zimbabwe

Which one among the following is the longest continuous mountain range in the world?

The Himalayas

The Andes

The Rocky Mountains

The Alps

Which of the following landforms is an inter Mont plateau?

The Deccan Plateau

The Tibetan Plateau

The Me seta of Spain

The Arabian Plateau

A Horst is a block of country rock, which has been uplifted by Earth movements. A horsts chief characteristic is its

fairly flat top

horizontal strata

prominent fault scarps

great height

Consider the following statements regarding Asia’s Physiographic 1. Shan Plateau lies between PeguYoma and ArkanYoma in the Eastern part of Myanmar. 2. Plateau of Anatolia lies between Pontic in the North-West and Taurus in the South-West. 3. anchurian Plain is drained by Amur River T said am basin is rich in oil fields. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1, 2 and 3

1 and 2

2 and 3

None of these

Which one of the following cities is located on the banks of the river St Lawrence?

Chicago

Detroit

Montreal

Vancouver

Which one of the following are the two main constituents of granite?

Iron and nickel

Iron and silver

Silica and aluminium

Iron oxide and potassium

In the Earth’s direction of rotation is reversed, what should be the 1 ST when it is noon at the International Date Line?

06.30 h

05.30 h

18.30h

17.30h

Which of the following, in general, are the most damaging earthquakes?

Deep focus earthquakes

Earthquakes caused by volcanic eruptions.

Earthquakes occurring along spreading ridges.

Shallow focus earthquakes

Submarine fans constitute a large part of?

deep seafloor sediments

the Mid-Atlantic Ridge

fractures in the seafloor

continental rises

The greatest oceanic depths are found at?

oceanic trenches

abyssal plains

aseismic ridges

guyots

211, Out gassing is the process that probably accounts for?

the fact the oceanic crust is denser than. Continental crust

the salt content of ocean waters

Earth’s surface waters

Fractures in the seafloor

A flat-topped seamount rising more than 1 km above the seafloor is known as a(n)?

guyot

seismic profile ,

turbidity current deposit

reef

Assertion (A) Artificial satellites are always launched from the Earth in the Eastward direction.Reason (R) The Earth rotates from West to east and so the satellite attains the escape velocity.

Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A

Both A and R are true, but R does not is not the correct explanation of A

A is true, but R is false

A is false, but R is true

Which one of the following statements is correct with reference to our Solar System?